Post on 12-Jul-2015
Sunday night I got to meet a lot of
you…
I heard things like:
• Tech on the football field!• Photo Shop Christmas cards from phone
pics!
• Texting on a plane!
• Selfie Sticks!
• Prezi! Animoto! YouTube! Smart
Music! “Kinda like Guitar Hero!”
• “Fall down 7 times… Then get up 8!
McAlester, Oklahoma Keynote 2015
@jgross811jaygrossproductions.org
So what do I think about a Keynote?
As cool as the other side of the pillow…
My Pack (All 6)
All either rescued from abuse cases or shelters…
My Boys…All adopted right out of
Central Michigan Areas…
My Wife… My Rock…
She holds us all together and allows me to do what I do…
Why all these family pictures
& stories?
So let’s get started…
#1 Always stop and look through our
students’ eyes
#2 Don’t be afraid to take a chance,
step out of that comfort zone, and try
something new. Innovation is DOING
new things!
#3 Inspire daily… yourself and those
around you.
#4 Realize this profession is a
gift…
The first thing I want you to always
remember…
Always remember what it
was like to be a kid…
Good Morning…
My name is Jay Gross. I am here today to talk to you about Communicating with today’s
students through technology. Let us take a moment and define communication. Dictionary.com
defines communication as:
the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
My Purpose today is give you some new ideas on how to exchange ideas with students.
I also want you to take a chance and step outside your comfort zones.
If there is time, I would like to tell you some stories.
So let us now talk about technology. Dictionary.com defines technology as:
the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their
interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial
arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature.
a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like.
the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of
their civilization.
Now that we have that straight, how do students today communicate?
Texting
SnapChat
Prefer Handouts???You do yours / I’ll do mine / We’ll pass & grade when done /
Then pass forward for our teacher
Or Dittos???
Ah… that smell
Jay… Show them the OLD stuff!
Cell phones a problem?It is how I treat my students…
They respond back with what
they receive…
My
Classroom Project Based
Groups
“Guide on the Side / Not the Sage on the
Stage”
The Future of ordering Pizza…
My Vision / Theme
Take a chance…
Communicate…
Collaborate…
Blocking is NOT
the answer!
What are the kids using
TODAY???
A screen shot of my
phone…
Students today use it because:
• Quick & Fast info…
• Short & To the point!
• Parents can’t follow fast enough
• Parents do not have the patience to learn it!
@kevinhoneycutt
TweetDeck
Use as a positive?
My Debate class…
It’s about life…
NOT life…
A lot of people complaining about FaceBook & Social Media…
Exactly who is teaching today’s students
how to use it???
I try to model with my
page…
If it is isn’t positive,
inspirational, or info
Shepherd needs to
know…
I don’t post it.
A LOT of people complain about Kids & Social Media…
So who exactly is teaching them how
to use it???
Getting Started…
Just wish students / people Happy
Birthday!
Post positives from the classroom /
playing field or court /concerts / etc…
Post school information… Graduation /
Guidelines / Snow day & Delay
Information
/ Hey There Shepherd / Getting To
Know…
But I would have to be
‘friends’ with students &
parents?
Terry Abbott… Working with the Media in a Crisis
• The Fear Factor
• Sexual Predators
• Teacher/Student relationships & texting
I will NOT let the less than
½% of all educators who are
sexual deviants & predators
& perverts rule my life.
Period.
Want to fight a pedaphile?
The predators?
Then help educate the
victims BEFORE it
happens.
Relationships are there to
be built stronger…
Staying in touch with former students & staff is
priceless
Following sites such as Free Tech For
Teachers adds so much information
Blended Learning (Luv It!)
• 5/20/5/205/15/5
• FORMAL Emails
• Gdrive
• Moodle only for Quizzes & Tests & Lessons
• Shmoop
• ACT Prep / Essay Help / Projects / Research
Google Drive (Gdrive)
• Collaboration…Collaboration…Collabor
ation…
• My Class Folders / Syllabus is
interactive
• GDrive Challenge 3 times per year
• Research w/ Tool & Alerts / Email Filter
• Tips for Gdrive Users
Google Calendar
School Wide Calendar?
Class Calendar?
Graduation Open House Calendar?
Allows for total control / sharing / reminders…
TEXTING
HOW ABOUT THOSE
PEOPLE WHO WRITE
AND POST IN ALL
CAPS AND A LOT OF
EXCLAMATION
POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!
- No text before 7am and after
8pm
- No Sunday texts…
- No texts 24 hours before a due
date
- Proper English / Not ‘Text Talk’
Set parameters and stick to
them…
Step outside that comfort zone…Maybe just for today… just for this hour
with me…
Where are they
headed???
Reading App to help read
entire novels in 90
minutes?
Yup!
Aurasma
Newest tool in ‘QR Code Reader’
Online Portfolios
Levi J Smith
Hannah Yesmunt
My Dream of what I want to
see…
• Required courses in Social Media
Skills
• Required Speech Class
• Community Technology Nights
I still remember my 7th grade
experience…
I still remember my grocery store
experience…Daily reminder...
Song mix to motivate…
Videos in YouTube from TED and motivational
speakers
Inspiration assignment...
Every single child we come across has a
gift…
It is our mission to help them find the gift.
Help them Unwrap it. Help them polish
it. Help them use it.
They all have voices and all of them are
yearning to be heard…
Think about it for a second. What is
digital story technology without a story to
tell?
I am going to put a curse on you now…
There is this moment between taking
attendance and starting the class
period…
Take a moment and look directly into
their eyes for a moment…
If this were my last day teaching…
What would I say to them?
What would they remember about
me?
If I can touch their minds,
they might remember it.
If I can touch their hearts, it
just might embed in their
souls…
#1 Always stop and look through our
students’ eyes
#2 Don’t be afraid to take a chance,
step out of that comfort zone, and try
something new. Innovation is DOING
new things!
#3 Inspire daily… yourself and those
around you.
#4 Realize this profession is a
gift…
Thank you.
Today has been my honor…
All my best and then some…
Mr. Jay Gross
Shepherd High School
jaygrossproductions.org
Twitter: jgross811
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